Edinburgh Physics Education Research Group












            
The EdPER group is based in the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Edinburgh.  Our aim in this research is to adopt a more scientific approach to physics and science teaching that is informed by evidence-based research.

There is a very good introduction to the aims and history of Physics Education Research available from per-central

The links to the right will give more details of who we are and what we are doing.



 

Recent Updates

  • Scottish e-Assessment Award Winner 2011 (Formative Assessment) An EdPER group project has won the award for formative assessment at the Scottish e-Assessment Awards 2011. The entry submitted by Simon Bates, Ross Galloway and Karon McBride, 'Using ...
    Posted 18 Nov 2011 06:43 by Karon McBride
  • Marketing the new distance learning courses using Facebook pages As previously reported, we have been awarded the funding to develop a PG Cert in Research Informed Education Research (RISE). The courses are planned to start on October 2012 and ...
    Posted 2 Sep 2011 07:39 by Karon McBride
  • We are at AAPT in Omaha! We've got a series of talks and posters at the AAPT summer meeting in Omaha 1-5th August. Ross Galloway and Simon Bates both delivered invited talks in the ...
    Posted 1 Aug 2011 03:50 by Simon Bates
  • Grant funding from the Distance Education Initiative A project led by group members has been awarded significant start-up funding from the University's Distance Education Initiative (DEI) fund. The project will develop a pair of credit ...
    Posted 1 Jul 2011 06:13 by Simon Bates
  • Creativity and PeerWise A screencast of some preliminary results.
    Posted 11 May 2011 07:14 by Karon McBride
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